The interactive effects of CO2 elevation, N fertilization, and reduced irrigation regimes on fruit yield (FY) and quality in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) were investigated in a split-root pot experiment. The plants were grown in two separate climate-controlled greenhouse cells at atmospheric [CO2] of 400 and 800 ppm, respectively. In each cell, the plants were fertilized at either 100 or 20...

The existing gaps in yield potential, production of poor quality, un-attractive fruits and negligible export potential of quality litchi fruit are the main concerns. These need to be combated in modern day fruit production to meet the ever increasing demand to nourish the growing population and increasing the economic returns. Plant growth hormones play important role in the integrated developm...

Water scarcity constitutes a crucial constraint for agriculture productivity. High-throughput approaches in model plant species identified hundreds of genes potentially involved in survival under drought, but few having beneficial effects on quality and yield. Nonetheless, controlled water deficit may improve fruit quality through higher concentration of flavor compounds. The underlying genetic...

effect of foliar spraying by humic acid on mineral leaf composition, yield and fruit quality of apple (malus domestica l. cv. ‘granny smith’) was studied. an experiment based on randomized complete design was conducted in khorramdare city of zanjan province. spraying of humic acid was conducted in four levels 0, 5, 10 and 15 mg/l on eight year-old ‘granny smith’ apples grafted on mm106 rootstoc...

A study on evaluation of sapota genotypes collected from different parts of India was carried out at the Department of Fruit Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam during the year 2008-2009. Observation on quantitative traits viz., tree height (m), canopy spread (m), number of fruits/tree, mean fruit weight (g) and yield of fruits/tree (kg) were recorded. In addition, ...

Increased tomato fruit quality in response to increased salinity is well documented (Li, 2000). However, the increased fruit quality is achieved at the expenses of severe yield losses mostly due to reduced fruit size (fresh weight) and increased incidence of physiological disorders such as blossom end rot (BER). The ability to minimize the negative effects of high salinity at the root level, wh...